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REQUIREMENTS FOR MARRIAGE
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REQUIREMENTS FOR SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGE
1. Application of a marriage
license at the Consulate General in Shanghai has to be filed by both parties
in person.
The marriage license has to be filed in the location of the wedding
ceremony. Applications are RMB250 each (total RMB500).
ONLY FILIPINO CITIZENS CAN BE MARRIED IN THE CONSULATE.
2. The Consulate General
would then have to publish a notice of the application of marriage for
15 consecutive days before the actual wedding ceremony at
the Consulate,
3. Solemnization ceremonies
at will be held at the Consulate. The fee is RMB600.00
Documentary requirements are as follows: Solemnization of
Marriage (For Filipino Couples)
1. Original
and one (1) copy of Authenticated Birth Certificate which has to pass
through
A. National Census and
Statistics Office
B. Department of Foreign Affairs (Authentication Section)
2. Original
and one (1) copy of Certificate of Non-Availability of Record of Marriage
which has to pass through
A. National Census and
Statistics Office
B. Department of Foreign Affairs (Authentication Section)
3. Original
and one (1) copy of Authenticated Parental Consent (if an applicant is from
18-20 years old), or Original and one (1) copy of Authenticated Parental
Advice (if an applicant is from 21-25 years old) which has to pass through :
A. Notary Public
B. Regional Trial Court
C. Department of Foreign Affairs (Authentication Section)
4. Passport
(1) Copy of Data page and Picture page) or Affidavit of Identity /
Nationality (Available at the Information Counter).
5. Two
(2) Passport-sized Pictures (for those holding a with valid passport) or
Four (4) Passport-sized Pictures (for those with no passport or holding an
expired/invalid passport).
6. Baptismal
Certificate and Transcript of Record (School Record) or School Diploma (If
applicant has no passport or expired/invalid passport or/and if there are
discrepancies on the date of birth or/and name in the certified documents
such as the passport, Birth Certificate, etc.).
REQUIREMENTS FOR
LEGAL CAPACITY TO CONTRACT MARRIAGE
Filipinos marrying
foreigners in China are required to obtain a Certificate of Legal Capacity
to Contract Marriage from the Consulate to be presented to the Chinese
authorities.
To obtain the certificate,
the applicant should secure first from the Philippines the following
documents:
1. Original
and one (1) copy of Authenticated Birth Certificate which has to pass
through:
A. National
Census and Statistics Office
B. Department
of Foreign Affairs (Authentication Section)
2. Original
and one (1) copy of Certificate of Non-Availability of Record of Marriage
which has to pass through:
B. National
Census and Statistics Office
C. Department
of Foreign Affairs (Authentication Section)
Once these documents are
obtained, submit these together with the following:
1. Duly
Accomplished Form No. O5 for Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage
2. Passport
(1) Copy of Data page and Picture page)
Processing time:
Three (3) to Five (5) Working Days |
